近二十年前，一名年轻的大学生写了他的毕业论文，主题是能够为学校建筑生成设计文件的软件。Al Dram 正在学习建筑 — — 追随父母和祖父的脚步 — — 但真正吸引他的却是技术。只是有一个问题：他构想所需的技术当时尚不存在。
Nearly two decades ago, a young college student wrote his final thesis about software capable of generating design documents for school buildings. Al Dram was studying architecture — following in the footsteps of his parents and grandfather — but it was technology that really intrigued him. There was just one problem: The technology his idea required didn’t exist yet.
“然后 ChatGPT 出现了，”Dram 回忆道，指的是 OpenAI 在 2022 年 11 月发布的使用大语言模型（LLMs）的生成式 AI 聊天机器人。
“Then ChatGPT came along,” said Dram, recalling when OpenAI released the generative AI chatbot that uses large language models (LLMs) in November 2022.
他的旧构想突然变得更有可能了。六个月内，他提出了 Blueprints AI 的概念 — — 一家利用 AI 从二维草图或 PDF 在几分钟内生成符合规范并可直接申请许可的建筑施工蓝图的初创公司。
His old idea suddenly seemed a lot more possible. Within six months, he launched the concept of Blueprints AI, a startup that uses AI to produce code-compliant and permit-ready architectural construction blueprints in minutes from a 2D sketch or PDF.
Blueprints AI 由 Dram 与联合创始人 Coco Cao 于 2025 年在圣莫尼卡正式注册成立，被选入 2026 年初创企业战场 200 强 — — 这是一批有前景的早期初创企业，已获得今年 TechCrunch Disrupt 大会的展位资格，该大会将于本周 10 月 13 日至 15 日在旧金山举行。
Blueprints AI which Dram officially incorporated in 2025 in Santa Monica with co-founder Coco Cao, was selected for the 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 a cohort of promising early-stage startups that have earned a spot to exhibit at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt taking place this week from October 13 to 15 in San Francisco.
在这通往 Blueprints AI 的二十年里，Dram 在德黑兰大学获得了建筑学学士和硕士学位，并在瑞士欧洲研究生院完成了两年的数字设计博士课程学习。随后他移居美国，并于 2018 年开设了一家名为 Drams Design-Build 的建筑公司。之后，在获得总承包商执照后，他于 2021 年又增设了一家建筑业务。Dram 本应感到满足。但事实并非如此。
During that 20-year lead-up to Blueprints AI, Dram earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture from the University of Tehran and completed two years of PhD coursework on digital design at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. He moved to the United States and opened an architecture firm in 2018 called Drams Design-Build. Then, after obtaining a general contractor’s license, he added a construction business in 2021. Dram should have been satisfied. He wasn’t.
他说道：“我当时想，也许我可以开发一些能够改善该地区人们生活的新项目，但那不会产生太大的影响。”他说：“让我对技术感到非常兴奋的是它所带来的影响——节省的时间、节省的能源，人们反复重复做同一件事所节省下来的时间和能源。”Blueprints AI 将在 Disrupt 大会上发布其软件的更强大的第二代版本。Dram 和 Cao 表示，这将产生重大影响，因为它将接管建筑师一天中大部分时间所花费的重复制图工作。
“I was saying, okay, maybe I can build new projects that change people’s life in that area, but it wouldn’t be a big impact,” he said. “What makes me very excited about technology is the impact, the hours saved, the energy saved of people doing the same thing over and over and over.”Blueprints AI will unveil a more capable second-generation version of its software at Disrupt. Dram and Cao say it will make a big impact because it takes over the repetitive drafting work that fills most of an architect’s day.
他说道：“现在建筑师有时间进行设计，这将为人们创造更好的空间。”他说，建筑师大约有 80% 的时间用于制图，只有 20% 用于设计。“我想把这个比例调整为 20-80。”Dram 和 Cao 几年前在一次人工智能会议上相识，随后结合各自的技能创立了公司。Cao 是来自香港的数据科学家，担任首席商业官，负责销售和市场推出战略。
“It will make better spaces for people because now architects have the time to design,” said Dram. He said architects spend about 80% of their time on drafting and only 20% on design. “I want to flip that to be 20-80.”Dram and Cao met at an AI conference several years ago and combined their skills to build the company. Cao, a data scientist from Hong Kong, handles sales and go-to-market strategy as chief commercial officer.
这对搭档使用了 Dram 所在的设计与施工公司八年来获批准的图纸集来训练他们的模型，该公司目前仍在运营。
The pair trained their models using eight years of approved drawing sets from Dram’s design and construction firm, which is still in business.
其第一代软件可生成建筑施工文件，月费根据套餐不同介于 3,200 美元至 8,500 美元之间。企业客户也可获得定制定价。
Its first-generation software produces architectural construction documents and costs between $3,200 and $8,500 a month, depending on the plan. Custom pricing for enterprises is also available.
该初创公司的第二代软件将带来显著升级。客户可以从项目描述或草图开始，一次性生成建筑各方面的蓝图，包括建筑、结构、机械、电气、管道和室内设计。第二版允许用户进行设计并对项目进行修改，这是对第一代的升级。重要的是，一次设计修改会同步更新整个项目，并自动核对当地建筑规范。
The startup’s second-generation software will deliver a considerable upgrade. Customers can start with a description or sketch of a project and create blueprints for every aspect of a building at once, including architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and interior design. Version 2 allows users to design and make changes to the project, an upgrade over the first iteration. Importantly, one design change updates the entire project and is checked against local building codes.
早期客户已经在使用第二版软件，Dram 表示该版本将于本周向公众开放。该初创公司正在开发其软件的第三版，该版本将加入结构分析和电气面板设计功能。
Early customers are already using the second version, and Dram said it will become publicly available this week. The startup is already working on a third version of its software that will add in structural analysis and electrical panel design.
根据联合创始人的说法，该技术不会取得持证建筑师的资格。持证专业人员仍需审核文件并在提交许可申请前加盖其印章。判断仍由人类完成，他们表示。
The technology doesn’t replace licensed architects, according to the co-founders. Licensed professionals still review the documents and affix their seal before submitting them for permits. The judgment stays human, they say.
Blueprints AI 正以其新软件瞄准两类用户。一类是专业的建筑、工程和设计公司；另一类是开发商和房地产所有者。该初创公司以订阅方式提供其软件，并可能为仅需单次项目使用的用户增加一次性固定费用选项。
Blueprints AI is targeting two groups with its new software. Professional architecture, engineering, and design firms make up one group, while developers and real estate owners make up another. The startup offers its software as a subscription and may add a one-time flat-fee option for those who just want it for a single project.